Q: Is 17,420,938 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 17,420,938 is not a prime number.

Why is 17,420,938 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 17420938 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 67 134 1,943 3,886 4,483 8,966 130,007 260,014 300,361 600,722 8,710,469 and 17,420,938, with no remainder.

Since 17,420,938 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,420,938, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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